beaufortias are serotinous, only reproducing from seed, released from the fruit after fire. Several species which occur in areas where fire is frequent, have a lignotuber which resprouts after fire. Honeyeaters (Family Meliphagidae) and the honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus) are thought to be the main pollinators but many kinds of insect have also been recorded on beaufortia flowers. Conservation Some species of Beaufortia are common within their range but several, including Beaufortia bicolor are classified as "Priority Three" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife, meaning that they is poorly known and known from only a few locations but is not under imminent threat. Use in cultivation All the species of Beaufortia are worth trialling in the garden but few have been grown successfully in eastern Australia. They require full sun and excellent drainage and benefit from being grown over limestone. Grafting onto Kunzea ambigua may also improve the chance of success. Species list The following is a list of the 22 species of Beaufortia recognised by the Australian Plant Census and Western Australian Herbarium as at March 2020: Beaufortia aestiva K.J.Brooks – Kalbarri beaufortia Beaufortia anisandra Schauer – dark beaufortia Beaufortia bicolor Strid - Badgingarra beaufortia Beaufortia bracteosa Diels Beaufortia burbidgeae A.A.Burb. – column beaufortia Beaufortia cyrtodonta (Turcz.) Benth. – Stirling Range beaufortia Beaufortia decussata R.Br. – gravel bottlebrush Beaufortia elegans Schauer – elegant beaufortia Beaufortia empetrifolia (Rchb.) Schauer – south coast beaufortia Beaufortia eriocephala W.Fitzg. – woolly beaufortia Beaufortia incana (Benth.) A.S.George –grey-leaved beaufortia Beaufortia kwongkanicola A.A.Burb. – Lesueur beaufortia Beaufortia macrostemon Lindl. – Darling Range beaufortia Beaufortia micrantha Schauer – small-leaved beaufortia Beaufortia orbifolia F.Muell. – Ravensthorpe bottlebrush Beaufortia puberula Turcz. – hairy-leaved beaufortia Beaufortia purpurea Lindl. – purple beaufortia Beaufortia raggedensis A.A.Burb. Mount Ragged beaufortia Beaufortia schaueri Schauer – pink beaufortia Beaufortia sparsa R.Br. – swamp bottlebrush Beaufortia sprengelioides (DC.) Craven – Shark Bay beaufortia Beaufortia squarrosa'' Schauer – sand bottlebrush References Myrtaceae genera